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damage in the way it was supposed to. a tanker ship hits the bay bridge. the damage to the hull and tower and how it happened. >> a whole new meaning to lunchtime rush. how a simple mistake lead to this mess. >> he wanted to get caught cheating. the point a bay area man wants to prove with his car pool violation ticket. >> i am ken bastida. >> i am elizabeth cook. >> the coast guard will be out first thing in the morning checking worthiness of the tanker that hit the bay bridge. it hit echo tower the tower west of the island. linda yee is on treasure island. a lot of us remember a few

years ago and the environmental nightmare it was but at least this tanker was empty. >> reporter: yes, it was. that tanker just unloaded its cargo of fuel in martinez and then anchored off south of the bay bridge in the bay to wait for possible new cargo. none of it happened so it decided to leave empty and they left and hit the bay bridge and now the coast guard is saying tonight, preliminary findings show, it was human error. when the tanker hit tower 6 the fog was thick and visibility a quarter mile. engineers found no significant damage and the bridge never closed down >> basically a scrape, for the bay bridge it didn't touch the actual structure itself. >> reporter: coast guard video shows some damage to the star board or right side of the double hulled tanker >> there is not a gash there is i would characterize a crushing

of the hull where it aligned with the frienderring system. >> reporter: that acts like a bumper around the towers and anchor of the bridge and took the brunt of today's run in, 40 feet will be replaced. >> damage in the way it was supposed to protected the bridge. >> reporter: frienders protected the bridge five years ago -- frienders protected the bridge five years ago when 53,000 gallons of oil was spilled into the bay. the pilot went to prison for negligence allowing the tanker to leave in fog conditions so extreme the bow of the vessel could not be seen from the bridge. now today's pilot is experienced with no incidents reported in the 7 years he has been a pilot here in san francisco bay area. the bar pilot's association said he did pass his alcohol test but drug tests are pending. >> what mr. happen to the tanker? >> reporter: it remains anchored off treasure island

tonight. tomorrow the coast guard will continue its investigation and do more inspections of the hull to make sure it is sea worthy and not leaking any oil before it is allowed back out to sea. diners in liver more didn't realize the meal they were eating could have been their last. a cadillac escalade, went crashing right through the restaurant, after the driver mistook the gas for the brake he plowed right through the glass into the dining room injuring four people. jim had just finished his la san. >> we were sitting -- lasagne. >> we were sitting having lunch about there, and all of a sudden, this explosion happened, this cadillac escalade, flew through the restaurant 20 miles an hour. >> the worst injury was a broken leg and the structure itself was not damaged. san carlos airport is back open after a small plane over shot the runway and ended up

nose down in a mud pond. the pilot, and passenger walked away uninjured but the plane had damage, sheriff's deputy on site said the pilot may have been going too fast when he attempted to land. the man accused of killing 7 people in oakland last year, has been found mentally incompetent t 43-year-old was back in -- the 43-year-old was back in court for testimony on his mental state. one of two court appointed psychiatrists found him to be suffering paranoid schizophrenia. the horror of what happened in colorado spilled out in court today. the accused gunman, sat motionless through it all. >> reporter: he was let in with hair cut short and he has a beard. the first witness was officer

jason, he spotted him spotted in full body armor realizing he was not a cop he drew his gun and arrested him. he was very relaxed he said there was no normal emotional response he seemed very detached from it all. officer just inwas among the first in the theatre. i almost fell down he said because of the blood. huge, large amounts of blood. with no ambulances yet at the scene, he made four trips in his squad car taking injured to hospitals, one of them was caleb medley who stopped breathing. i screamed at him he said, don't die on me. don't die on me. medley survived. he said of the inside of his car there was so much blood it was sloshing. 6-year-old veronica sullivan was found by specialist sergeant gerald he was close to tears i checked for a pulse she

was dead no pulse he said. >> what they have on the docket ... >> reporter: her great aunt was in the courtroom and heard it all. >> it was gut wrenching it really was. to think that a 6-year-old child's life was snuffed out. >> reporter: holmes never looked at her or any victims sitting in the courtrooms. >> what do you want done? >> i want him to have a fair trial and i want him convicted and my wish is that he have life in prison and every day he thinks about those victims by having their pictures on the wall. >> reporter: police discovered holmes bought his ticket july 8th, two weeks before the july 20th shooting and they is surveillance video the lobby showing him acting so normally he held the door open for another couple and politely let

them in. barry peterson, cbs news, arapahoe county courthouse centennial colorado. nancy skinnard suggested a proposal to regulate ammunition. dealers would be required to check ids and report high volume sales to a national registry. walnut police are saying anthony banta had a 10-inch knife in his hand when officers responded last month. according to the police chief, officers ordered him to drop the knife. he charged toward the officers with the knife in his hand. >> officers don't shoot and kill anyone they don't shoot anyone unless they are absolutely forced to do that n. this particular case they were. >> reporter: toxicology reports are still pending, he had no

criminal record the four officers put on administrative leave are back to full duty. 1985 a young girl was murdered and left in a south way dumpster. len ramirez shows us how one of the victim's final acts helped catch her killer. >> reporter: it has been 28 years since a passer by discovered the body in the dumpster behind this mountain view safeway. her final struggle and the scratches she inflicted on her attacker are pointing the finger of blame at daniel garcia. he was arrested and formerly charged with her 1985 murder. >> anyone out there, who committed a heinous crime whether it was 1965, 75, or last year, we don't forget

about the victims. every day that is what we come to work for. >> reporter: there were no witnesses little evidence was left at the scene behind the bailey park safeway on north shore line but police did clip and preserve the victim's finger nails. recent advances unavailable in 1985, linked tiny skin fragments to garcia who is already in the data base from a non-related case. he had been previously linked to her and a person of interest in the murder case but they couldn't make an arrest until the dna match was made. >> if the crime lab took a look at an evidence item 10 years ago or even 5 years ago and wasn't able to link it to someone today they could redo that same analysis and link it to someone in the system and help make an arrest. >> reporter: this was a joint investigation by santa clara county cold case unit and the

mountain view police department n. the three years since they were established they have made four arrests and one conviction for murder. u.s. supreme court has set a date on oral arguments for prop 8. whether it was constitutional for california voters to ban same-sex marriage. the next day, the court will hear argue 789s on con city -- arguments on the constitutionality of the act. major garrett with why members on both sides of the aisle might have a problem with chuck haigle. >> he would be the first person of enlisted rank to serve as secretary of defense. one of the few secretaries wounded in war and the first vietnam veteran to lead the

department. >> reporter: to quiet claims he is a republican, mr. obama secured endorsements from leon panetta and john brennan. >> chuck haigle is a patriot, a decorated combat veteran and a dedicated public servant >> i very much look forward to the opportunity and privilege to serve with him. >> reporter: he has taken position unpopular with democratics and republicans. he voted for the iraq war but came to believe it was mismanaged he voted for some sanctions on iran and they highlight his comments about israel and gays. he said the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people. he opposed the nomination of

james hormel as ambassador to luxembourg in 1998 because he was openly gay. i think it is an inhibitor to be openly aggressively gay. he apologized recently calling the remarks insensitive. >> while the president was in the senate he formed a relationship of trust and candour with hagle. the president said he always admired his willingness to go against conventional wisdom. he said if confirmed he will continue to do just that. major garrett, cbs news hawaii. hillary clinton proved she could take a jet on her first day back at work. she was -- take a little joke on her first day back at work. she was released from the hospital last week after treatment of a blood clot near

her brain discovered after a fall. a new report shows san jose firefighters are not getting to emergencies fast enough. the reason why they aren't making the grade. >> bay area man who wanted to get caught illegally, driving in the car pool lane. paul deanno with the spare the air day coming up tomorrow. that and the big cool down, coming up this week. your forecast coming up ,,,,,,,,,,

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fast enough. nationally the standard time is within 6 minutes, 90% of the time. san jose's goal, 8 minute80% of the time. kiet do shows they are not meeting that goal. >> reporter: they knew in their gut response times were going from bad to worse. after all the city laid off 50 firefighters and a half dozen or so engines went out of service. despite that year after year reports said response times did not get longer. so the report was giving a lazar picture. >> it was a higher performance than we were experiencing. >> reporter: the problem a computer glitch that has since been fixed. san jose's response time of 8 minutes one of the slowest in the country. >> i think everyone understands

there are not enough firefighters we do need more in the city we are low staffed fire department, any way you measure it. >> reporter: what difference does a few minutes make in a fire? this example shows how synthetic materials used in modern furniture burns hotter and 10 times faster than cotton. >> there was no malicious intent. >> reporter: he believes the data mix up is an honest mistake but a simple equation. when number of firefighters go down, response times go up. >> we are looking to save lives and property. if numbers come out that say we are not achieving what we should be, we need some investment into this organization so we can do better. >> reporter: relief is coming department used grants to fill all the layoff positionanother 31 recruits are scheduled to start this spring. well known bay area landmark is no longer.

the rock archway at tennessee cove came crashing down 10 days ago likely the result of time, geological forces and the latest round of winter rains. >> we always have to blame the weather man. just not fair. >> when in doubt when scratching for something, hold on to blaming the weather -- part of the job >> i don't know. >> comes with the territory. blame the weather man later this week for the cold weather and the bad air quality tomorrow. peek outside concord chilly, livermore, you hit 62 santa rosa. warm spots oakland and san francisco. radars clear. high-def doppler showing zero pro sippation. liver more, fairfield down to -- precipitation. livermore, fairfield down to 5. dense fog advisory in effect. plan on a lot of fog again for

that morning commute until 9:00 a.m., east bay, south bay, inland valley, leave a couple minutes early coming up tomorrow. we will soon be directly under a big area of high pressure that causes all the pollutants to get trapped in the lowest level of the atmosphere that is why air quality will not be good. highs 60s tomorrow will be the mildest day of the week as that high pressure dome is over northern california and the bay area. quickly it will move out by wednesday we will have a cold front arrive. a couple showers. later on this week, a big deal with cold air low pressure will slide down from the gulf of alaska the snow level will likely drop to 1500 feet. not a tonne of moisture scattered showers here and there but higher hills, you likely will see snow showers there coming up thursday and friday, highs barely into the 50s. enjoy the 60s tomorrow east bay and south bay.

san jose, 62, milpitas, 62. low 60s. foggy start lots of sunshine to finish. vallejo, 59, alameda, 60, beautiful morning fog afternoon sunshine. rain moves in late wednesday. quick dose of rainfall but what will last several days is chilly air. barely 50 degrees. right now the weekend looks dry, chilly low 30s. >> thank you paul. >> just when you think you've heard it all a marin county man is fighting a car pool lane ticket with a unique and precedent setting defense. mike sugarman shows us why he wanted to get caught. >> reporter: this may look to the untrained eye like jonathan free man is getting into the car alone that is not the way he looks at it. riding shotgun in his shiny

grey volkswagen, a corporation. with the paper belted in he felt he was eligible for the two person car pool lane. law says corporations are people right? he got a ticket. >> the cop doesn't think that corporations papers qualify, as a person. >> reporter: but mr. freeman does he graduated law school though he never passed the bar. >> corporations, have persons conferred upon them in 1886 and six then they have been engaged in a number of different cases. >> reporter: the most recent in 2010 controversial citizens united case of the supreme court means corporations have the same rights people have like unlimited donations, to some kinds of political action committees. mike sugarman, cbs 5.

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een red light cameras will be coming to one of san francisco's most dangerous intersections. market and octave yeah street. it is a hazardous area because of cars making illegal right turns on to the central freeway. you will be happy to know feeding the meter is getting easier in san francisco. oh, joy. the popular pay by phone program is being expanded. customers can use their cell phones to pay the meeter and get a reminder when it is about to expire. meters along the embarcadero are not part of the program because they fall under the port of san francisco, jurisdiction. we have smart cars, smart phones now there is a smart fork. the happy fork tracks how fast you eat and how many bites you take. when you are eating too fast it lets you know to slow down with

a vibration and blinking light. the goal to train people to eat slower helping them lose weight and digest their food better this smart utensil will be available, for $99. >> where is the happy part of that i am not sure >> i thought the smart meter was a good idea. >> there you go. >> could mike singletary be returning to head coaching ranks? >> i want winners. >> national championships is next you can't move the tv there.

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play like a champion. with his girlfriend looking on yes, alabama quarterback, aj mckaren had the tide rolling. off to a 14-0 lead, 28-0 in half time. cooper for the 34-yard score. caps it off with a 4-yard touchdown. tide wins 42-14. 529-yards of offence. nick sabine wins his fourth title. yes, indeed. decided he would rather pursue a career in the nfl former monoat that vista star, got 15 touchdowns in his three seasons on the pond. according to chicago tribune, mike singletary will interview for bear's head coaching vacancy on friday. he is practically worshiped in

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